beschieten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beschieten. Equivalent to be- +‎ schieten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈsxitə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧schie‧ten
• Rhymes: -itən

Verb

beschieten

1. (transitive) to shoot at, to fire at

   De smokkelaars werden beschoten met pijlen.

   People shot arrows at the smugglers.

2. (transitive) to cover with planks

   De bouwlui beschoten de wanden in een paar uur.

   The building crew covered the walls with planks in a few hours.

3. (transitive, intransitive) to cover, to stretch out (over)
4. (transitive, intransitive, Brabant) to make progress with; to benefit or thrive from; to suffice
5. (transitive, intransitive, Holland, dialectal) to nap, to doze

Conjugation

Conjugation of beschieten (strong class 2a, prefixed)
infinitive	beschieten
past singular	beschoot
past participle	beschoten
infinitive	beschieten
gerund	beschieten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	beschiet	beschoot
2nd person sing. (jij)	beschiet	beschoot
2nd person sing. (u)	beschiet	beschoot
2nd person sing. (gij)	beschiet	beschoot
3rd person singular	beschiet	beschoot
plural	beschieten	beschoten
subjunctive sing.1	beschiete	beschote
subjunctive plur.1	beschieten	beschoten
imperative sing.	beschiet
imperative plur.1	beschiet
participles	beschietend	beschoten
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• beschieting
• beschot